February 6, 2020 (Khartoum) The government’s spokesperson, Faisal Mohammad Salih, said on his face book page that the meeting of Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, with Benjamin Netanyahu, in the Ugandan city of Entebbe, was violation to the constitutional document and the executive powers.
The information minister further recalled that the Constitutional Declaration is the legal framework governing the transitional period as it was agreed in a joint meeting held between the Sovereign Council, the cabinet and leaders of the ruling coalition.
Some political forces rejected the meeting based on their support to the Palestinian people and Netanyahu’s rejection of an independent state for them.However, the major point of divergence was who does what.
On Wednesday, al-Burhan said his meeting with Netanyahu did not encroach on the powers of the government he said contradicting his statement on Tuesday.
“I agreed with Netanyahu on the future cooperation between the two countries but it is for the executive authorities to take the next steps,” he added.
Al-Burhan also was keen to underline that the divergence with the government was about not informing them but there was no objection in principle over Netanyahu or Israel.
On this point, the information minister said in his statement on Wednesday evening that their government is a government of the Sudanese revolution and repudiating the cause of the oppressed people was not its priority.
Al-Burhan statements trigged another statement by the cabinet’s Spokesman Faisal Mohamed Saleh denying that Hamdok had been aware of the meeting.
“The Prime Minister was not informed about the visit of the Chairman of the Sovereign Council to Entebbe or his meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister. Accordingly, there was no notification or consultation regarding this matter,”
said Saleh”
The relationship with Israel is an issue that transcends the competences of the transitional government which has a limited mandate, and it must be considered by the legislature and the constitutional conference,” said the government.
Before to hold his briefing al-Burhan met with the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) military command and briefed them about his meeting with Netanyahu.
SAF spokesman told reporters after the meeting that the Sudanese army approved al-Burhan initiative and reiterated its support for him.